Marijuana - Avery, James Alan

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Résumé :
You will be asked to make substantial and sometimes personal choices regarding marijuana in your home, neighborhood, workplace, school and even at the voting booth. However, myths and misinformation about marijuana have blossomed and flourished, creating a Grand Canyon-like chasm between the public's perception and scientific reality. In this cultural moment, a dispassionate, objective and scientific view is desperately needed. Dr. James Avery has written a comprehensive and approachable book to help you separate fact from emotion, certitude from myth and truth from spin. This indispensable book will take you on a riveting journey as you exam?ine marijuana through the disciplines of history, botany, science, public policy, business, faith and medicine. These disciplines prove to be in?valuable and entertaining guides as you explore holistically the complex issues facing us concerning marijuana. Whether you are a physician, pastor, parent, politician, policymaker or student, Dr. Avery delivers the evidence-based, research-oriented, unbi?ased information you want and need. Plus, he unpacks it in a way that is accessible, understandable and user-friendly.

Biographie:
JAMES ALAN AVERY, MD, CMD, FAAHPM, FCCP, FACP Dr. Avery is the National Medical Director for Diversicare Healthcare and Visiting Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia's School of Medicine. Dr. Avery is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He was awarded the Roger Bone Award for National Leadership in End-of-Life Care and the Lillian Wald Award for his work in hospice and palliative medicine in New York City. Dr. Avery was named One of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives by Modern Physician magazine and was also nominated as One of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine. He is the author of the acclaimed children's book How's the Water, Girls? He has been married for almost four decades to his lifelong sweetheart Jan, and they have three adult children (whose names all begin with the letter J: Jonathan, Joseph and Juli) and two grandchildren (Elena and Gabriel). He loves his daughter-in-law Maria and son-in-law Ian as if they were his own. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with Jan, two cats and dog Chester.